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Friday, June 22, 2012

The Lucien Oudin Jr. Estate

The Lucien Oudin Jr. estate designed by Grosvenor Atterbury c. 1900 in Water Mill. Oudin, an attorney, was partner in the firms of Oudin & Oakley and later Oudin, Kilbreth & Schackno. He was also a member of the New York City Art Commission. After the death of Oudin's father in 1868 his mother remarried Judge James T. Kilbreth, a Police Magistrate of New York City and later Collector of the Port of New York. The Kilbreths had been staying in Southampton as early as 1875 and were among the first summer colonists. Click HERE to see the Oudin estate on google earth and HERE on bing.

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There's the addition of the rear porch, the conversion of the stables to what appears to be a guest house, and the construction of a house that resembles an Exxon station on a former corner of the property.

There is also a two storey addition on the north facade, probably to provide necessary bathroom spaces or a master suite.

Looks like this place dropped in straight from moose country. Charming stable building and the flower boxed bay window at the stair landing is a very nice exterior detail. The addition of the spacious deck facing the water helps provide useful outdoor space. Other than that, not a huge fan of the rustic craftsman style interiors with Victorian bric-a-brac clutter.